About the book:
“John Cross is a small-town pastor, bent on leading his flock to follow God’s calling. He’s not the sort of man one would expect to have a checkered past.
But the truth is that the man behind the pulpit preaching to his sheep was once a wolf–an assassin for the CIA. When John decided to follow Christ, he put that work behind him, determined to pay penance for all the lives he took. He vowed never to kill again.
Now someone wants the peaceful pastor to pay for his sins with his own life. And when a terrorist out for revenge walks into the church, John’s secrets are laid bare. Confronted with his past, he must face his demons and discover whether a man can truly change. Can he keep his vow–even when the people he loves are in mortal danger? Will his congregation and the brave woman he’s learning to care for be caught in the cross fire? In the end, his death may be the only sacrifice he has left to offer . . .
Andrew Huff’s thrilling debut is not only a riveting story of suspense, it’s also a deep exploration of the moral quandaries that face those who choose to follow the Prince of Peace in a violent world.”
What others are saying:
| “An action-packed nail-biter from beginning to end, filled with enough twists and turns to put 24 and Jack Bauer to shame! I couldn’t put it down. Many thanks to Andrew for hours of entertainment and frantic page turning.”Lynette Eason, best-selling, award-winning author of the Blue Justice series “What a ride! A Cross to Kill had a lot of amazing action (right from the beginning!) but an even better story to tell. I was amazed at the amount of detail Andrew was able to write into the scenes to bring them alive in my mind.”Rob Thomas, Founder & CEO of Igniter Media “Huff has written a fast paced novel which draws the readers into the adventure from the opening pages. An intriguing story with suspense, action, and danger. The major characters wrestle with faith, forgiveness, and redemption in a believable plot line that holds the readers’ attention to the end.”Glenn Kreider, author of God With Us |
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Andrew Huff spent 10 years in local church ministry as a youth pastor and creative arts pastor before pursuing God’s calling into creative storytelling and media production as the Product Director at Igniter Media, a church media company (ignitermedia.com).
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My Review:
I have to admit that, in the beginning, I wanted to read this book because I could not imagine that a storyline with a “Jack Bauer/24 type character turned small church pastor” could really work.
After reading this book, my verdict is in: It does work. I enjoyed reading this book. The suspenseful scenes—and there are plenty of them—are well written and kept me quickly turning pages. The first chapter is completely riveting. Once I read that chapter, there was no turning back. I had to find out what happened next. This is good, clean suspenseful fiction with no foul language; and as an additional bonus, shares the Gospel and showcases the difference that God’s forgiveness and grace makes in those who come to Him.
The characters of John and Christine work very well together in this storyline. I was glad that an excerpt to the next book was included so that we know both those characters appear in that story.
It’s a good debut novel in this for this author. If you like reading Christian suspense, give this one a try.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.